Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce for May 21, 2000

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SCHLOX-TV presents "I Want To Be A Jillionaire! with your host Ken Doolittle! KEN: Friends, let's welcome our next contestant, 15-year-old cheerleader and "Dilly Burger" employee Ellen Wright!! CLAP! CLAP CLAP! CLAP! CLAP! KEN: Ellen...good luck! Now here's your first question! "Little Miss Muffet sat on a...BLANK! Is the answer A. swing B. hilltop C. chair, or D. tuffet TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK ???? KEN: Uh...Ellen? ELLEN: Yes, Don? KEN: It's Ken. ELLEN: Yes, Ken? KEN: Do you guess A, B, C, or D? ELLEN: I'll guess B, Don. KEN: Is that your final answer? ELLEN: What does "final answer" mean? Bzzzzzz! KEN: Awwww! Sorry, Ellen! You should have used your lifeline! ELLEN: What's that? KEN: That's when you admit you're not smart enough to answer the question yourself..so you reach out to someone you know! ELLEN: I'm reaching out to someone I know.